by ADC | Mar 7, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
The House passed a six-bill spending package Wednesday by a vote of 339-85, as Roll Call reported. Now it’s in the hands of the Senate. “We’re working to get this done as quickly as we can,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday, according to...
by ADC | Mar 6, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
The House is expected to vote today on a six-bill spending package that funds, among other things, military construction and Veterans Affairs. Top appropriators and the top four congressional leaders, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), issued a joint...
by ADC | Mar 5, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, NDAA, On Base
“Welcome to budget season 2024, the government’s split-screen effort to secure spending deals for two fiscal years at once,” Noah Robertson wrote for Defense News. “For the Pentagon, the moment is one of almost unique uncertainty.” Lawmakers now have until March 22 to...
by ADC | Mar 4, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base, Veterans
House and Senate appropriators Sunday released six spending bills they hope both chambers can pass this week, as The Hill reported. Among the bills is the one that funds military construction and Veterans Affairs. “The bills represent the first overall cut to...
by ADC | Mar 1, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
The Senate passed a continuing resolution Thursday night to keep federal spending at its current level for at least another week, as Politico reported. The House passed the resolution Wednesday. President Biden is expected to sign it before midnight, when the...
by ADC | Feb 29, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
The House passed a continuing resolution this afternoon to keep current government spending for a few more weeks. The plan would allow some spending bills to expire March 8 and others, including defense, to expire March 22. The Senate will now consider – and likely...
by ADC | Feb 28, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
A potential partial government shutdown is looming Friday night. As of Wednesday morning, there is still no agreement on a spending plan. “For the first time, [House Speaker Mike] Johnson [R-La.] is making explicit to Democrats and the White House that he’s willing to...
by ADC | Feb 27, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
Senate Republicans are putting pressure on the House GOP to agree to a spending bill and avert a government shutdown that would start this weekend. “Shutting down the government is harmful to the country. And it never produces positive outcomes — on policy or...
by ADC | Feb 26, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
Part of the federal government is set to shut down Friday night if Congress does not pass annual appropriations bills or a continuing resolution. Negotiators working on a bipartisan deal had expected to release it Sunday, but there is still no agreement, as The Hill...